Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maȷ́ʰištʰas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”) +‎ *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).

Adjective

*maȷ́ʰištʰas

  1. superlative degree of *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”): greatest, biggest

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *maźʰiṣṭʰas
  • Proto-Iranian: *majištah
    • Central Iranian:
      • Avestan:
        Old Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta)
        Younger Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (masišta)
    • Northeastern Iranian:
      • >? Bactrian: μοϸτο (mošto)
    • Northwestern Iranian:
      • Old Median: *masištah (see there for further descendants)
    • Southwestern Iranian:
      • Old Persian: *maθištah (see there for further descendants)
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